
Education
Drexel starts program to lessen Philadelphia’s middle school teacher shortage
With a wary eye toward the shrinking supply of Pennsylvania teachers, Drexel University has started a new program to train more middle sc ...
8 years ago
Former political blogger elected president of Del. teachers union
Elementary school teacher and self-described “activist” Mike Matthews has won the runoff election for president of Delaware ...
8 years ago
Creating the next generation of innovators by understanding how young people use media
Helping kids be creative is the best way to make them innovators. Minecraft, social media, and connected learning tools can build social skills, and drive civic engagement.
8 years ago
Despite objections, Philly SRC approves new teacher prep program to boost diversity
Sometimes it’s the smallest contracts that can raise the biggest stink. Philadelphia’s School Reform Commission on Thu ...
8 years ago
On ‘Radio Times’: Encouraging more young black men to attend college
The Philadelphia City Council’s education committee will hold a public hearing next week to analyze what the ci ...
8 years ago
Preparing young black men for college
Guests: Jannie Blackwell, David Hardy, Will Hayes The Committee on Education of the City Council of Philadelphia ...
Air Date: March 16, 2017
Listen 00:49:00A ‘David versus Goliath’ showdown creates drama at Philadelphia’s Quizbowl
The story of a high school in North Philadelphia as it tries to topple the city’s trivia Goliath. David versus Goliath. It ...
8 years ago
ListenStudy: One-third of community college students need better access to nutritional food
A recent study shows that one in three community college students reported that they didn’t have enough access to nutritional food. ...
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Study: Pa. students seem to prefer charter schools dominated by members of their own race
Few topics in education inspire more debate than school choice and school integration. A new study co-authored by Penn State profe ...
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ListenNew Jersey could require schools to provide textbooks
New Jersey could require that every student be provided with the right textbook. A bill that ensure that cleared the New Jersey Senate on ...
8 years ago
Selling Fox Chase: One kindergarten open house in the era of school choice
Robert Caroselli isn’t a button-up type of guy. The principal at Fox Chase elementary, a K-5 school in Northeast Philadelphi ...
8 years ago
ListenPhiladelphia’s school district finds creative ways to ensure kids eat breakfast
At 6:30 a.m. every school day, a crew consisting of two cafeteria workers and one community volunteer begin the process of cooking and so ...
8 years ago
Friends’ Central can’t keep hiding behind Quaker language
Three weeks have now passed since Friends’ Central administration placed two faculty on leave for the offense of chaperoning studen ...
8 years ago
Students leaving Philly schools for charters less costly than once thought
A long-awaited study of the true costs of charter students in Philadelphia says that much of the “stranded costs” associated ...
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ListenPhiladelphia teachers take part in ‘A Day Without a Woman’ protests
The Philadelphia teachers union used Wednesday’s international women’s strike to highlight the importance women play in schoo ...
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